Robert Frost reads his own poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." As a freshman in college I was very impressed by a recording of Frost reading his own poetry. Frost had a way with words. My father used to love a quotation from him which said something to the effect that he "had an ongoing lover's quarrel with live." Who but a good poet thinks of something like that. A poet can pack a whole profound dissertation on a subject in a few well crafted words. This was Frost's ability, even greater than the musicality and sonority in which he could frame these words. Gabe Meruelo.
Robert Frost reads his own poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." As a freshman in college I was very impressed by a recording of Frost reading his own poetry. Frost had a way with words. My father used to love a quotation from him which said something to the effect that he "had an ongoing lover's quarrel with live." Who but a good poet thinks of something like that. A poet can pack a whole profound dissertation on a subject in a few well crafted words. This was Frost's ability, even greater than the musicality and sonority in which he could frame these words. Gabe Meruelo.
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